Door for automobiles



Aug. 30, 1938. w. L. ,MORRISON DOOR FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed June 30, 19353 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 30, 1938. W. l.; MORRISON v DOOR FOR AUTOMOBILESFiled June 5o, 1953 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 wld/a. mmm @U2/J W@ Aug. 30, 1938.w. MoRRlsoN DOOR FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed June ".50, 1935 5 Sheets-Sheet 3Patented Aug. 30, 1938 U NI TED S TAT E "S PATENT OFFICE DOOR FORAUTOMOBILES Willard L. Morrison," Chicago, Ill. Application June 30,1933, Serial No. 678,399

6 Claims.

This invention relates to doors for automobiles and process of makingsame and has for its` object toprovide a new and improved device andprocess of this description. The invention has as a further object toprovide a door for automobiles which shall have a space below the windowarranged so that an arm rest may be easily and quickly attached theretoafter the door has been manufactured, so that the automobile can be soldwithout the extra charge of the arm rest, but anyone who wants an armrest afterwards can buy it and put it on. The invention has as a furtherobject to provide a cheap and effective process for manufacturingautomobile doors. The invention vhas other objects which are moreparticularly pointed out in the accompanying description.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a view of one form ofautomobile having doors embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is an inside view of the front door illustrated in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view similar to Fig. 3 with parts brokenaway;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged View of the portion of the door where the arm restis attached;

Fig. 7 is an enlarge-d sectional view taken on line I-1 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on line 8 8 of Fig. 7

Fig. 9 is a perspective View of the arm rest separated from the door;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged View showing a portion of the inside of the doorwhere one arm of the arm rest is to be attached;

Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken on line I I-I I of Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken on line |2-I2 of Fig. 2 withpartsbroken away;

Fig. 13 is a sectional view taken on line I3-I3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 14 is a sectional view taken on line I4-I4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. l5 is a view of the upper part of Fig. 12

g before the connecting flanges are bent to overlap;

Fig. 16 is similar to Fig. 13 before the connecting iianges are bent tooverlap;

Fig. 17 is a perspective View showing the two metal sections of the doorand the intermediate non-metallic section in position to be attachedtogether.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several figures.

Referring now to the drawings, I have shown an automobile I providedwith a door embodying this invention. In this construction the.automobile is provided with the front doors 2 and the rear doors 3. 'Ihefront doors are provided with the front pivoted deflector section Il and'1515 the rear pivoted deflector section 5. The front deflector sectionis pivoted at 6 and 'l in the window opening, and the rear deflectorsection is pivoted at 8 and 9. The door below the window is hollowed outso as toform lthe space I0. The 1:5 door is formed out of two stampedmetal sections, the outside section II and the inside section I2. Theoutside section is cut away at the top to form the window opening I3 andthe metal around the window opening is forced inwardly go to form theledge I4. 'Ihe section I2 is also cut away to form the window opening I3and the metal isbent to form the outwardly projecting ledge I5 for theupper part of the window opening. The portion of the inner section I2below g5 the window opening is bent inwardly to the position shown inFigs. 3 and 5, and just below the window it has the outwardly bentportion i6, see Fig. 12. At the sides the inner section I2 has theinwardly bent flanges I'l and I8 and at the g@ bottom the inwardly bentflange I9, so as to form the outer frame of the door. The two sectionswhen formed are pressed together, there being between them a section 2i!of non-metallic material, see Fig. 1'7. When the two sections 35 II andI2 are pressed together the parts above and `below the window openingare as illustrated in Fig. 15. y The upper edge 2i of the section vI Iis bent around the upstanding edge 22 of the ledge I5 of the section` I2, as shown in Fig. 12. 40 The projecting portion 23 of the ledge I5,shown unbent inFig. v15, is rbent around over the portion 24 of theledge I lof the section II, as shown in Fig. 12. Y

Below the window opening the outer section 1 5 II has the inwardly bentportion 25 with the upstanding portion 26, and the portion I6 of thesectionI I2 has the upstanding portion 21, and this upstanding portion2l is brought to the position shown in the lower part of Fig. l5. This50 upstanding part 21 is then bent varound the upstanding part 26, asshown in the middle portion of Fig. 12.

Referring to the rear portion of the window opening, sections of whichare shown in Figs. 13 55 and 16, the outer section II is bent inwardlyat 28 and has the angular portion 29. The inner section I2 has theprojecting edges 30 and 3I, while the outer portion has a projectingedge 32. When the parts are brought together they are in the positionshown in Fig. 16. The part 36 is then bent over the part 29 and the part32 over the part 3|, as shown in Fig. 13. At the rear edge of the doorbelow the window opening the inner section I2 has the outwardly V-shapedportion forming the flange I1 with the laterally bent portion 34, andthe outer section II has the projection 35 which is bent over the flange34, as shown in Fig. 14. At the bottom the inner section II is bent toform the flange I9. This flange has a laterally bent portion 36, see

the bottom of Fig. 12, and the outer section II v has the portion 31which isbent ,therearound It will be seen that this forms a strongdurable door with the proper outstanding flanges I1, I 8 and I9 aboutit. It will further be seen that this door is made out of two stampedpieces with the edges properly bent and clamped together to form asecure, strong and durable structure.

The inner sectiony I2 may be arranged so that an arm rest can be easilyattached thereto. When the door is made up and the auto-mobile assembledthe inner section I2 is covered with cloth or suitable upholstery. Thisinner section l2 is provided at suitable distances apart withtheopenings 38, see Figs. 6 to 10. These openings have contractedportions at their lower ends, as shown at 39. The openings are normallycovered by the cloth or upholstering material 4I), see Fig. l1. The armrest 4I is provided with the fastening devices 42 which have enlargedheadsand a contracted neck 43. Back of these openings the non-metallicsection 20 is cut away to form the openings 44, see Fig. 7. When it isdesired to attach the arm rest 4 I, it is only necessary tolocate theseholes with the ngers and then either cut away the upholstering material49 at these points, or simply place the fastening devices 42 into theupper enlarged ends 38 of the openings and then move the arm restdownwardly until the contracted necks 43 enter the contracted portions39 of the openings, as shown in Fig. 8. It will therefore be seen thatthe arm rest can be easily and quickly inserted in position as anaccessory after. the automobile is manufactured, and this may be eitherat the time of sale or at any other later time.

It will be seen that I have here a door made up of two metallic sectionswith the edges of the sections bent to form the frame of the door, thetwo sections being connected together by bending the metal of onesection around portions of the other sections.

It will further be seen, that in this door the metal of the two sectionsforms the window reveal. i

It will further be seen that I have here a door with a wall havingconcealedmeans for attaching an arm rest thereto.

I have described in detail a particular construction, but it is ofcourse-,evident that the parts may be varied in many particulars withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention as embodied in the claimshereto appended, and I therefore do not limit myself to the particularconstruction shown. f

I claim:

1. A door for automobiles comprising an outer wall, a window in saidwall, said outer wall made of two sections, each having a window openingtherein, the part of the inner section below the window being outside ofthe vertical plane through the Window, a part of said section at thewindow being bent inwardly and extending across under the window to theother side thereof, the sections being placed. together and attached onetothe other to form the door structure.

2. A door vfor automobiles comprising an outer wall, a window in saidwall, said outer wall made 'o1 two metallic sections, each having awindow opening therein, the part of the inner section below the windowbeing outside of the vertical plane through thewindow, a part of saidsection at the window being bent inwardly and extending across under thewindow to the other side thereof, the metallic sections being placedtogether and attached one to the other to form the door structure, andak non-metallic section between said metallic sections.

3. A door for automobiles comprising an outer wall, a window in saidwall, said outer wall made of two metallic sections, each having awindow opening therein, the part of the inner section below the windowbeing outside of the vertical plane through the window, a part of saidsection at the window being bent inwardly and extending across under thewindow to the other side thereof, the edges of o-ne of said metallicsections being bent laterally to form. the door frame, the two sectionsbeing connectedtogether.

4:. A door for automobiles comprising an outer wall, a window in saidwall, said outer wall made of two metallic sections, each having awindow opening therein, the part cf the inner section below the windowbeing outside of the vertical plane through the window, a part of saidsection at the window being bent inwardly and extending across under thewindow to the other side thereof, the edges of one of said metallicsections being bent laterally to form the door frame, the edges of onesection being bent around portions of the other section to fasten thetwo sections together. y o

5. A door for automobiles comprising an outer wall, a window in saidwall, said outer wall made of two metallic sections, each having awindow opening therein, the part of the inner section below the windowbeing outside of the vertical piane through the window, a part of saidsectionI at the window being bent inwardly and extending across underthe window to the other side thereof, the edges of one of said metallicsections being bent laterally to form the door frame, the metal of thesections being bent laterally around the window opening to form thewindow frame, the edges of one section being bent around portions of theother section to fasten the two sections together.

6. A door for automobiles having a vwindow therein, comprising twometallic sections formed into shape, each having a window openingtherein, the metal of the sections around said window opening extendingentirely across the window opening, a portion thereof being in the planeof the window. y

WILLARD L. MORRISON.

